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The book takes a close look at the social dimensions of robotics. It examines some of the projects on which robotic engineers are presently working, explores the dreams and hopes connected with these undertakings and determines if there is a relation between automation and unemployment within the socio-economic system. Furthermore, it explores the possible futures generated by the development of artificial intelligence and outlines the core ideas of roboethics. Last but not least, it examines the systems of military robots, with special emphasis on the ethical issues raised by the design, construction and utilization of these systems of weaponry.

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Contents: Roboethics – Technological unemployment – Unmanned systems – Industrial robots – Military robots – Domestic robots – Sex robots – Universal robots – Futurology – Scenario analysis – Sociology of technology.

Humans and Automata: A Social Study of Robotics

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      Publisher: Peter Lang AG
      Publication Date: 30/08/2015
      ISBN13: 9783631666289, 978-3631666289
      ISBN10: 3631666284

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The book takes a close look at the social dimensions of robotics. It examines some of the projects on which robotic engineers are presently working, explores the dreams and hopes connected with these undertakings and determines if there is a relation between automation and unemployment within the socio-economic system. Furthermore, it explores the possible futures generated by the development of artificial intelligence and outlines the core ideas of roboethics. Last but not least, it examines the systems of military robots, with special emphasis on the ethical issues raised by the design, construction and utilization of these systems of weaponry.

      Table of Contents
      Contents: Roboethics – Technological unemployment – Unmanned systems – Industrial robots – Military robots – Domestic robots – Sex robots – Universal robots – Futurology – Scenario analysis – Sociology of technology.

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